Kyrie Irving vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Kyrie Irving to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Anfernee Simons.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyrie Irving has better scoring stats than Anfernee Simons in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 8.7 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 7 seasons (23.7 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 12,596 points more (18,433 vs. 5,837).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+8.7
14
Anfernee Simons 15.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 18,433
+12,596
14
Anfernee Simons 5,837
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+18.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,141).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+18.3
7
Anfernee Simons 4.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+2,141
7
Anfernee Simons 70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 1
+1
Anfernee Simons 0

50+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 6
+6
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 37
+33
Anfernee Simons 4

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 176
+137
Anfernee Simons 39

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 535
+409
Anfernee Simons 126

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 739
+490
Anfernee Simons 249

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 777
+409
Anfernee Simons 368

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 2
Anfernee Simons 21
+19

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 4
+4
Anfernee Simons 0

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 22
+22
Anfernee Simons 0

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 66
+66
Anfernee Simons 0

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 92
+89
Anfernee Simons 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 96
+85
Anfernee Simons 11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 0
Anfernee Simons 4
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 23.7 8.7 18.4 47.4 2.4 6.1 39.4 3.8 4.3 88.8 14 779
difference:+8.7+3.4+6.1+4.4+0.1+0.4+1.3+1.9+2.2+0.8+7+390
Anfernee Simons 15.0 5.3 12.3 43.1 2.5 6.5 38.1 1.9 2.1 88.0 7 389

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 18,433 6,787 14,313 47.4 1,876 4,763 39.4 2,983 3,360 88.8 14 779
difference:+12,596+4,718+9,509+4.4+909+2,224+1.3+2,251+2,528+0.8+7+390
Anfernee Simons 5,837 2,069 4,804 43.1 967 2,539 38.1 732 832 88.0 7 389

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 23.0 8.5 18.6 45.8 2.3 6.0 39.2 3.7 4.2 88.3 7 96
difference:+18.3+7.0+14.7+7.8+1.2+3.7+10.8+3.1+3.5+6.5+4+81
Anfernee Simons 4.7 1.5 3.9 37.9 1.1 2.3 50.0 0.6 0.7 81.8 3 15

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 2,211 815 1,781 45.8 225 574 39.2 356 403 88.3 7 96
difference:+2,141+793+1,723+7.8+208+540+10.8+347+392+6.5+4+81
Anfernee Simons 70 22 58 37.9 17 34 50.0 9 11 81.8 3 15

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 18.5
+14.7
201251
Anfernee Simons 3.8
201920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 22.5
+14.2
201359
Anfernee Simons 8.3
202070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 20.8
+13.0
201471
Anfernee Simons 7.8
202164

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 21.7
+4.4
201575
Anfernee Simons 17.3
202257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.6
2016NBA Champion53
Anfernee Simons 21.1
+1.5
202362

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+2.6
201772
Anfernee Simons 22.6
202446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 24.4
+5.1
201860
Anfernee Simons 19.3
202570

Kyrie Irving's additional seasons:

* Kyrie Irving played 7 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 25.8 points in a total of 338 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 23.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120
Anfernee Simons 0.8
+0.8
20195

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130
Anfernee Simons 6.8
+6.8
20204

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140
Anfernee Simons 6.5
+6.5
20216

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.0
+19.0
201513
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+25.2
2016NBA Champion21
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.9
+25.9
201718
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20180
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20250

Kyrie Irving's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Kyrie Irving played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.0 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.7 ppg and his lowest 21.3.

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